BUILDING ONES VOCABULARY

REVIEW THE FOLLOWING TERMS

1.
2. accretion
3. acumen
4. adroit
5. agnostic
6. alleviate
7. arbitrary
8. assiduous
9. augmentation
10. boon
11. calumny
12. construe
13. corrigible
14. debacle
15. deferential
16. emulate
17. epitome
18. exculpated
19. exhorted
20. fastidious
21. fathom
22. fortuitous
23. gourmand
24. gratuitous
25. haughty
26. hedonist
27. hiatus
28. iconoclast

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illicit
impeccable
impertinent
impregnable
imputed
indefatigable
inimical
injunction
innocuous
insatiable
insular
intransigent
intrepid
inundate
juxtaposition
kudos
latent
linchpin
maledictions
maverick
mercurial
modicum
myriad
nadir
nefarious
obfuscated
Oblivious
officious
ominous
paradigm
pejorative
penchant
phlegmatic

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poignant
pragmatic
propensity
quandary
quixotic
renunciation
reproached
rescind
serendipity
stupefied
temerity
tirade
tome
turpitude
usurp
wanton
wily
wistfulness
zealous
zenith

Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots

Root, Prefix or
Suffix

Meaning

Examples

a, ac, ad, af,

to, toward, near, aside ,accompany ,adjust ,aggression ,allocate,
ag, al, an, ap,
in addition to ,by annihilate ,affix ,associate, attend, adverb
as, at
apolitical, atheist, anarchy, anonymous, apathy,
a, an
not, without
aphasia, anemia
ab, abs
away from, of
absolve, abrupt, absent
act, ag:
do, act, drive
active, react, agent, active, agitate
am, ami
love, like
amorous, amiable, amicable
ambul
to walk
ambulatory, amble, ambulance, somnambulist
mind, life, spirit,
anim
animal, animate, animosity
anger

ann, annu,
enni

yearly

annual, annual, annuity, anniversary, perrenial

anterior, anteroom, antebellum, antedate, antecedent

antediluvian
antisocial, antiseptic, antithesis, antibody, antichrist,
anti, ant
against, opposite
antinomies, antifreeze, antipathy
to originate, to
auc, aug, aut
augment , author, augment, auction
increase
audience, auditory, audible, auditorium, audiovisual,
aud, audi, aur to hear
audition, auricular
automobile, automatic, automotive, autograph,
auto
self
autonomous, autoimmune
Noun: state or
-acy, -cy
privacy, nfancy, adequacy, intimacy, supremacy
quality
Noun: activity, or
-age
courage, sufrage, shrinkage, tonnage
result of action
Noun: action,
-al
referral, disavowal, disposal, festival
result of action
-an
Noun: person
artisan, guardian, historian, magician
Noun: action,
-ance, -ence state, quality or resistance, independence, extravagance, fraudulence
process
Noun: state,
-ancy, -ency quality or
vacancy, agency, truancy, latency
capacity
Noun: an agent,
something that
-ant, -ent
disinfectant, dependent, fragrant
performs the
action
Noun: state,
-ate
candidate, electorate, delegate
office, fuction
Noun: action,
-ation
specialization, aggravation, alternation
resulting state
Verb: cause to
-ate
graduate, ameliorate, amputate, colligate
be
Adjective: worth,
-able, -ible
solvable, incredible
ability
Adjective:
-al, -ial, -ical
structural, territorial, categorical
quality, relation
Adjective: kind
-ant, -ent,
of agent,
important, dependent, convenient
-ient
indication
Adjective:
-ar, -ary
resembling,
spectacular, unitary
related to
ante

before

-ate
bene

Adjective: kind
of state
good, well,
gentle
two
life
book
short

bi, bine
bio, bi
bibli, biblio
brev
cad, cap, cas,
to take, to seize,
ceiv, cept,
to hold
capt, cid, cip
cat, cata,
down, with
cath
ceas, cede,
to go, to yield
ceed, cess
cent
hundred
centr
center

inviolate
benefactor, beneficial, benevolent, benediction,
beneficiary, benefit
biped, bifurcate, biweekly, bivalve, biannual
biography, biology
bibliophile, bibliography
abbreviate, brevity, brief
receive, deceive, capable, capacious, captive, accident,
capture, occasion, concept
catalogue, category, catheter

succeed, proceed, precede, recede, secession, exceed,

succession
centennial, century, centipede
eccentricity, centrifugal, concentric
chronology, chronic, chronicle chronometer,
chron
time
anachronism
cide, cis
to kill, to cut
fratricide, suicide, incision, excision, circumcision
circumnavigate, circumflex, circumstance,
circum
around
circumcision, circumference, circumorbital,
circumlocution, circumvent, circumscribe, circulatory
clam, claim shout
acclaim, clamor, proclaim, exclaim
clin
lean, bend
decline, aclinic, inclination
clud, clus
include, exclude, clause, claustrophobia, enclose,
to close, shut
claus
exclusive, reclusive, conclude
cohesiveness, cognate, collaborate, convene,
co, cog, col,
commitment, compress, contemporary, converge,
with, together
con, com, cor
compact, confluence, convenient, concatenate,
conjoin, combine, correct
complete, compel, conscious, condense, confess,
com, con
fully
comfirm
cogn, gnos
know to know
recognize cognizant diagnose agnostic
contra,
contradict, counteract, contravene, contrary,
against, opposite
counter
counterspy, contrapuntal
corp
body
corporate, corpse, corpulent, incorporate
cour, cur,
run, course
occur, excursion, discourse, courier, course
curr, curs
cort
correct
escort, cortage
cre, cresc,
grow
create, crescent, accretion, increase
cret, crease
credo, credible, credence, credit, credential, incredible,
cred
to believe
credulity, incredulous

cycl
de
dec
dec, dign
dei, div
demo
di
dia
dic, dict, dit
dit
dis, dys, dif
doc, doct
dog, dox
duc, duct
-dom
ecto
endo
equi
e, ex, ef, es,
ec
en, em
epi
ev, et
exter, extra
-er, -or
-ed
-en
-er, -or

circle, wheel
bicycle, cyclical, cycle, encliclical
from, down,
detach, deploy, derange, decrease, deodorize, devoid,
away, to do the
deflate, degenerate, deice
opposite, against
ten
decimal, decade, decalogue, decimate
suitable
decent decorate dignity
God
divinity, divine, deity, divination, deify
people
democracy, demagogue, epidemic
two
divide, diverge, diglycerides
through, across, diameter, diagonal, dialogue dialect, dialectic,
between
diagnosis, diachronic
predict, verdict, malediction, dictionary, dictate,
say, speak
dictum, diction, indict
give
away, not,
dismiss, difer, disallow, disperse, dissuade, divide,
negative,
disconnect, dysfunction, disproportion, disrespect,
opposite of,
distemper, distrust, distaste, disarray, dyslexia
separate
teach, prove
docile, doctor, doctrine, document
thought, idea
dogma, orthodox, paradox
produce, abduct, product, transducer, viaduct,
to lead, pull
aqueduct, induct, deduct, reduce, induce
Noun: place,
wisdom
state of being
outside, external ectomorph, ectoderm, ectoplasm
inside, withing
endotoxin, endoscope, endogenous
equidistant, equilateral, equilibrium, equinox,
equal
equitable, equation, equator
out, away, from, emit, expulsion, exhale, exit, express, exclusive,
fully
enervate, expel ,exceed, explosion
put into, make
enamor, empower
upon, beside,
epilogue
over
time, age
medieval, eternal
outside of,
external, extrinsic, exterior extraordinary, extrabiblical
beyond
extracurricular, extrapolate, extraneous
Noun: person or
thing that does porter, collector
something
Verb: past tense attained
Verb: to cause to
moisten
become
Verb: action
ponder, clamor

-ed
-en
-er
-est
fa, fess
fac, fact, fec,
fic, fas, fea
femto
fer
fic, feign,
fain, fit, feat
fid
fig
flect, flex
flict

Adjective: having
terraced
the quality of
Adjective:
silken
material
Adjective:
brighter
comparative
Adjective:
strongest
superlative
speak
fable, fabulous, fame, famous, confess, profess
make do, do

difficult, fashion, feasible, feature, factory, fact, efect

quadrillionth
bear, carry
shape, make,
fashion
belief, faith
shape, form
to bend
strike

femtosecond
fertile, infer, refer

before
shape
strength

confide, diffident, fidelity

figurem, effigy, figure, figment
flexible, reflection, deflect, circumflex
affliction, conflict, inflict
effluence, influence, effluvium, fluctuate, confluence,
reflux, influx, fluid
forecast, fortune, foresee
format, formulate
efort, forte, fortifiable

break

frail, fracture, fragment

flee
pour
Noun: an
amount or
quanity that fills
Adjective:
having, giving,
marked by
Adverb: in a
manner of,
marked by
make
to give birth,
kind
earth
billion
to gather, to

subterfuge, refuge, centrifuge

flu, fluct, flux flow

for, fore
form
fort
fract, frag,
frai
fuge
fuse
-ful

-ful

-fold
-fy
gen, gin
geo
giga
gor

fiction, faint, feign

mouthful

fanciful

fourfold

generate, generally, gingerly, indigenous

geography
gigabyte, gigaflop
category, categorize

grad, gress,
gree
graph, gram,
graf
hale
her, hes
hetero
hex, ses, sex
homo

bring together
to gather, to
bring together
to write, draw
brathe
to stick
other
six
same

hyper

over, above

in, im, il, ir

not

in, im, (il)

infra
inter
intro
it
-ian, an
-ia
-iatry
-ic, ics
-ice
-ing

-ion
-ism
-ist
-ite

grade, degree, progress

polygraph, grammar, biography, graphite, telegram,
autograph, lithograph, historiography, graphic
adhere, hesitate
heterodox, heterogeneous, heterosexual, heterodyne
hexagon, hexameter, sestet, sextuplets
homogenized, homosexual, homonym, homophone
hyperactive, hypertensive, hyperbolic, hypersensitive,
hyperventilate, hyperkinetic
illegible, irresolute, inaction, inviolate, innocuous,
intractable, innocent, impregnable, impossible,
imposter

in, into, on, near,

instead, import
toward
beneath
infrared, infrastructure
international, intercept, interject, intermission, internal,
between, among
intermittent,
into, within
interoffice, introvert, introspection, introduce
go
Noun: related to,
pedestrian, human
one that is
Noun: names,
phobia
diseases
Noun: art of
psychiatry
healing
Noun: related to
the arts and
arithmetic, economics
sciences
Noun: act
malice
Noun: material
made for,
flooring, swimming, building
activity, result of
an activity
Noun: condition
abduction
or action
Noun: doctrine,
belief, action or formalism
conduct
Noun: person or
podiatrist
member
Noun: state or
graphite

-ity, ty
-ive
-ify
-ing
-ize
-ic
-ile
-ing
-ish
-ive, -ative,
-itive
jac, ject

quality
Noun: state or
lucidity, novelty
quality
Noun: condition native
Verb: cause
specify
Verb: present
depicting
participle
Verb: cause
fantasize
Adjective:
generic
quality, relation
Adjective: having
projectile
the qualities of
Adjective:
cohering
activity
Adjective: having
newish
the character of
Adjective: having
festive, cooperative, sensitive
the quality of
reject, eject, project, trajectory, interject, dejected,
to throw
inject, ejaculate
judge

judice
jug, junct,
to join
just
labor
work
lex, leag, leg law
choose, gather,
lect, leg, lig
select, read
lide
strike
loc
place, area
say, speech,
log
word, reason,
study
luc, lum, lust: light
lude
play
Adjective:
-less
without, missing
Adverb: in the
-ly
manner of
mal

bad, badly

man, manu
main
metr

hand, make, do
bide
admeasure

junction, adjust, conjugal

legal, college, league
collect, legible, eligible
location, locally
logic
translucent, illuminate, illustrate
motiveless
fluently
malformation, maladjusted, dismal, malady,
malcontent,malfunction, malfeasance, maleficent
manage, management

mega
mem
ment
min
meso
meta
micro
mill, kilo
milli
mis
mit, miss

megaphone, megaton, megaflop, megalomaniac,

megabyte, megalopolis
recall, remember memory, commemorate
mind
mental, mention
little, small
minute, minor, minuscule
middle
mesomorph, mesoamerica, mesosphere
metaphor, metamorphosis, metabolism, metahistorical,
beyond, change
metainformation
millionth
microgram, microvolt
thousand
millennium, kilobyte, kiloton
thousandth
millisecond, milligram, millivolt
wrong, bad,
misconduct, misinform, misinterpret, mispronounce,
badly
misnomer, mistake, misogynist
transmit, permit, missile, missionary, remit, admit,
to send
missive, mission
great, million

mob, mov,
mot

move

mono

one

morph
multi

shape
many
Noun: condition
document
or result
billionth
nanosecond, nanobucks

-ment
nano
nasc, nat,
gnant, nai
nom, nym
non
non
nov

to be born

motion, remove, mobile

monopoly, monotype, monologue, mononucleosis,
monorail, monotheist,
polymorphic, morpheme, amorphous
multitude, multipartite, multiply, multipurpose

nascent, native, pregnant, naive

name
nominate, synonym
nine
nonagon
not
nonferrous, nonsense, nonabrasive, nondescript
new
novice, novelty
Noun: state,
-ness
condition,
kindness
quality
oct
eight
octopus, octagon, octogenarian, octave
toward, against,
ob, oc, of, op
oppose, occur, ofer, obtain
in the way
omni
all
omnipotent, omnivorous, omniscient
oper
work
operate, opus
over
excessive, above overwork, overall, overwork
Noun: condition
-or
valor
or activity
Noun: place for,
-ory
territory
serves for

-ous, -eous,
-ose, -ious
pair, pare
pat, pass,
path

Adjective: having
the quality of,
adventurous, courageous, verbose, fractious
relating to
arrange
feel, sufer

patient, passion, sympathy, pathology

para

beside

ped, pod
pel, puls
pend, pond,
pens

foot
drive, push

paradox, paraprofessional, paramedic, paraphrase,

parachute
impede, pedestal, podium, pedestrian
repel, pulse

to hang, weigh

suspend, append

per
peri
phan, phas,
phen, fan,
phant, fant
phe
phil

through,
intensive
around
show, make
visible
speak
love

phon

sound

phot
pico

pli, ply
plore
poly
pon, pos

light
trillionth
paint, show,
draw
fold
weep
many
put, place

port

to carry

post
pre, pur
prim, prin
pro
psych
pute
quat, quad
quint, penta
quip
quir, quis,
quest, quer

after, behind
before
first
for, foward
mind
think
four
five
ship

pict

seek, ask

persecute, permit, perspire, perforate, persuade

periscope, perimeter, perigee, periodontal
phantom, fantasy

philosopher
telephone, phonics, phonograph, phonetic,
homophone, microphone
photograph, photosynthesis, photon
picofarad, picocurie
picture, depict
reply, implicate, ply
polytheist, polygon, polygamy, polymorphous
postpone, position, posture
porter, portable, report, transportation, deport, import,
export
postpone, postdate
precede
propel
psychology
quadrangle, quadruplets
quintet, quintuplets, pentagon, pentane, pentameter
query, inquire, exquisite, quest

re
retro
rupt

back, again
backwards
break

sanct

holy

sci, scio

to know

scrib, script

to write

sect, sec
sent, sens

apart, move
away from
cut
feel, think

semi

half

sept
serve
sequ, secut,
sue

seven
keep

se

sist
soci
sol
solv, solu,
solut
spect, spec,
spi, spic,
sper
spir
stand, stant,
stab, stat,
stan, sti, sta,
st, stead
strain, strict,
string, stige
stru, struct,
stroy, stry

follow
to withstand,
make up
to join,
companions
alone

report, realign, retract, revise, regain

retrorocket, retrospect, retrogression, retroactive
rupture, corrupt, interrupt
sanctify, sanctuary, sanction, sanctimonious,
sacrosanct
conscious, science
inscription, prescribe, proscribe, manuscript, conscript,
scribble, scribe
secede
intersect, transect, dissect, secant, section
sentiment, sensation
semifinal, semiconscious, semiannual, semimonthly,
semicircle
septet, septennial
sequence, consecutive, ensue
insist
sociable, society
solitary, isolate

loosen, explain

solve, absolute, soluble

to look, see

inspect, spectator, circumspect, retrospect, prospect,

spectacle

hope
breath, soul

respiration, inspire

stand

stature, establish, stance

bind, pull

constrict, restrain, stringent, prestige

build

destroy, misconstrue, obstruct

under, below,
sub, suc, suf,
from, secretly,
sup, sur, sus
instead of

sustain, survive, support, suffice, succeed, submerge,

submarine, substandard, subnormal, subvert

super, supra over, above

superior, suprarenal, superscript, supernatural,

superimpose, supercede

syn, sym

together, at the
sympathy, synthesis, synchronous, syndicate
same time

-ship
-ster
tact, tang,
tig, ting
tain, ten,
tent, tin
tect, teg
tele
tend, tens,
tend
tera

Noun: status,
condition
person
touch

relationship

tactile, tactilely, tangible, contiguous, contingent

hold, keep, have retain, continue, content, tenacious

cover
distance, from
afar

detect, protect, tegular, tegument

stretch

contend, extensive

trillion
end, boundary,
term
limit
terr
earth
test
see, witness
tire
draw, pull
theo, the
God
therm
heat
tor, tors, tort twist
tract, trai,
to drag, draw ,
treat
pull
across, beyond,
trans
change
tri
three
tribute
give
not, against,
un
opposite

television, telephone, telegraph, telemetry

terabyte, teraflop
exterminate, terminal
territory, terrain
attest, testify
theology, theist, polytheist
thermometer, thermal
torsion, torment, contort
attract, tractor, traction, extract, retract, protract,
detract, subtract, contract, intractable
transform, transoceanic, transmit, transport,
transducer
tripod, triangle, trinity, trilateral
unceasing
uniform, unilateral, universal, unity, unanimousone,
unite, unison

uni

one

unti

before
Noun: act,
condition,
exposure, conjecture
process, function
empty
vacant, vacuum
go
to carry
vector, vehicle, convection, vehement
come
convene, invent, prevent
true
verify
word
verify, veracity, verbalize, verve
convert, revert, advertise, versatile, vertigo, invert,
to turn, change
reversion, extravert, introvert

-ure
vac
vade
veh, vect
ven, vent
ver
verb, verv
vert, vers

vi
vid, vie, vis
vit, viv
voc, voke
volv, volt, vol
with
-ward

-wise

-y

-y

way
see
life
call
roll, turn
against
Adverb: in a
direction or
manner
Adverb: in the
manner of, with
regard to
Noun: state,
condition, result
of an activity
Adjective:
marked by,
having

visible, video, review, indivisible

vital, vitality, vitamins, revitalize, revive
vocal, revoke
revolve, revolt, evolution

homeward

timewise

society, victory

hungry

Prefix Meaning Usage

pan

poly
post
pre

all, every
beyond,
related
through,
complete
ly
around,
near
many
after
before

prim

first

para
per
peri

pro
proto
pseudo
re
retro
se
semi
sub, suc,

forward,
in favor
of
first
false
again,
back
backwar
d
away,
aside
half,
partly
under,

panacea cure all, panorama unobstructed view in all directions

parallel similar, paraphrase restate, translate
permeable allowing passage through, pervade spread throughout
perimeter outer boundary, periphery edge
polyglot speaking several languages
posthumous after death
preamble introductory statement, premonition forewarning
primordial existing at the dawn of time, primogeniture state of being the first
born
propulsive driving forward, proponent supporter
prototype first of its kind
pseudonym pen name
reiterate repeat, reimburse pay back
retrospect look back in time
secede withdraw, seclude shut away
semiconscious partly conscious
subjugate bring under control, succumb yield, cease to resist, sufuse spread

suf, sug,
sup, sus
super, sur
syn, sym,
syl, sys
tele
trans
ultra
un
under
uni
vice
with

over,
above
with,
together
far
across
beyond,
excessiv
e
not
below
one
in place
of
away,
against

Prefix
ab,abs
ad, ac, af,
ag, an,
ap, ar, as,
at
ambi
an, a
ante
anti
arch
be
bi
cata
circum
com, co,
col, con,
cor
contra,
contro
de
demi

through, suggest hint, suppress put down by force, suspend delay, temporarily
cease

less

from,
away
from

supernatural above natural things, surtax additional tax

synchronize time together, sympathize pity, identify with, syllogism explanation
of how ideas relate, system network
telegraphic communication over a distance
transport carry across
ultra conservative exceedingly conservativel
unkempt not combed, disheveled
underling someone inferior
unison oneness of pitch, complete accord
viceroy governor acting in place of a king
withstand stand up against, resist

Meaning

Usage

abduct lead away, kidnap, abjure renounce

accord agreement, harmony, affliction cause by distress, aggregation collection,

to,
annexation addition, appease bring toward peace, arraignment indictment,
forward
assumption arrogance, taking for granted, attendance presence, the persons present
both
without
before
against,
opposit
e
chief,
first
over,
thoroug
hly
two
down
around
with,
togethe
r

ambiguous of double meaning, ambivalent having two conflicting emotions

anarchy lack of government, amoral without morals
antecedent preceding event or word, antediluvian ancient
antipathy hatred, antithetical exactly opposite
archetype original, archbishop chief bishop
bedaub smear over, befuddle confuse thoroughly
bicameral composed of two houses, biennial every two years
catastrophe disaster, cataract waterfall, catapult hurl
circumnavigate sail around, circumspect cautious, circumscribe limit
combine merge with, coeditor joint editor, collateral subordinate, connected,
conference meeting, corroborate confirm

against contravene conflict with, controversy dispute

down,
away
partly,

debase lower in value, decadence deterioration

demigod partly divine being

di
dia
dis, dif
dys
ex, e
extra,
extro

half
two
across
not,
apart
faulty,
bad
out
beyond,
outside

Prefix
above,
hyper excessive
ly
beneath,
hypo
lower
in, il,
not
im, ir
in, il, in, on,
im, ir upon
between,
inter
among
intra,
within
intro
large,
macro
long
great,
mega
million
involving
meta
change
micro small
bad,
mis
improper
mis
hatred
mono one
multi many
neo
new
non
not
ob, oc,
against
of, op
olig
few

dichotomy into two parts, dilemma choice between two bad alternatives
diagonal across a figure, diameter distance across a circle
discord lack of harmony, difer disagree
dysfunctional not functioning properly
exit, exodus, emit give of something
extracurricular beyond the curriculum, extraterritorial beyond a nations bounds,
extrovert person interested in external objects and actions

Meaning

Usage

hyperbole exaggeration, hyperventilate breath at an excessive rate

hypoglycemia low blood sugar
inefficient not efficient, inarticulate not clear or distinct, illegible not readable,
impeccable not capable of sinning, irrevocable not able to be called back
invite call in , illustration something that makes clear, impression efect upon mind or
feelings, irradiate shine upon
intervene come between, international between nations, interjection a statement
thrown in
intramural within a school, introvert person who turns within himself
macrobiotic tending to prolong life, macrocosm the great world
megalomania delusions of grandeur, megaton explosive force of a million tons of TNT
metamorphosis change of form
microcosm miniature universe, microscopic extremely small.
misdemeanor minor crime, mischance unfortunate accident
misanthrope person who hates mankind, misogynist woman-hater
monarchy government of one ruler, monotheism belief in one god
multifarious having many parts, multitudinous numerous
neologism newly coined word, neophyte beginner
noncommittal undecided
obstruct block, occlude close, block out, ofend insult, opponent someone who
struggles against
oligarchy government by a few

Prefix Meaning Usage

pan

all, every panacea cure all, panorama unobstructed view in all directions

poly
post
pre

beyond,
related
through,
complete
ly
around,
near
many
after
before

prim

first

para
per
peri

pro
proto
pseudo
re
retro
se
semi
sub, suc,
suf, sug,
sup, sus
super, sur
syn, sym,
syl, sys
tele
trans
ultra
un
under
uni
vice
with

forward,
in favor
of
first
false
again,
back
backwar
d
away,
aside
half,
partly
under,
less
over,
above
with,
together
far
across
beyond,
excessiv
e
not
below
one
in place
of
away,
against

Suffix

parallel similar, paraphrase restate, translate

permeable allowing passage through, pervade spread throughout
perimeter outer boundary, periphery edge
polyglot speaking several languages
posthumous after death
preamble introductory statement, premonition forewarning
primordial existing at the dawn of time, primogeniture state of being the first
born
propulsive driving forward, proponent supporter
prototype first of its kind
pseudonym pen name
reiterate repeat, reimburse pay back
retrospect look back in time
secede withdraw, seclude shut away
semiconscious partly conscious
subjugate bring under control, succumb yield, cease to resist, sufuse spread
through, suggest hint, suppress put down by force, suspend delay, temporarily
cease
supernatural above natural things, surtax additional tax
synchronize time together, sympathize pity, identify with, syllogism explanation
of how ideas relate, system network
telegraphic communication over a distance
transport carry across
ultra conservative exceedingly conservativel
unkempt not combed, disheveled
underling someone inferior
unison oneness of pitch, complete accord
viceroy governor acting in place of a king
withstand stand up against, resist

Meaning

able, ible capable of (adjective suffix)

Useage

portable able to be carried, legible able to be read

ac, ic
acious,
icious
al

like, pertaining to

cardiac pertaining to the heart, aquatic pertaining to the

water

full of

audacious full of daring, avaricious full of greed

pertaining to

maniacal insane, portal doorway, logical pertaining to logic

eloquent pertaining to fluid, efective speech, suppliant
ant, ent full of
pleader, verdant green
ary
like, connected with
dictionary book connected with words, honorary
ate
to make (verb suffix)
consecrate to make holy mitigate to make less severe
ation
that which is (noun suffix)
exasperation irritation irritation annoyance
democracy government ruled by people
cy
state of being (noun suffix)
obstinacy stubbornness
mutineer person who rebels
eer, er, or person who (noun suffix)
teacher person who teaches censor person who deletes
improper remarks
escent
becoming (adjective suffix)
evanescent tending to vanish pubescent arriving at puberty
fic
making, doing (adjective suffix) terrific arousing great fear
magnify enlarge
fy
to make (verb suffix)
petrify turn to stone
producing, bearing (adjective
iferous
pestiferous carrying disease vociferous having a loud voice
suffix)
pertaining to, capable
il, ile
civil polite
of(adjective suffix)
ism
doctrine, belief (noun suffix)
monotheism belief in one god
ist
dealer, doer (noun suffix)
realist one who is realistic
ity
state of being (noun suffix)
sagacity wisdom
ive
like (adjective suffix)
quantitative concerned with number or volume
ize, ise
to make (verb suffix)
harmonize make harmonious enfranchise make free
resembling, like (adjective
oid
ovoid like an egg anthropoid resembling a human being
suffix)
ose
full of (adjective suffix)
verbose full of words
psychosis diseased mental condition hypnosis condition of
osis
condition (noun suffix)
induced sleep
ous
full of (adjective suffix)
nauseous full of nausea ludicrous foolish
tude
state of (noun suffix)
fortitude state of strength certitude state of sureness
Root
acer, acid,
acri
acu
ag, agi, ig,
act
ali, allo,
alter
alt(us)
am, amor
Anni, annu,
enni
anthrop
anti(co)

Meaning
bitter, sour,
sharp
sharp
do, move, go

Examples
acerbic, acidity, acrid, acrimony
acute, acupuncture, accurate
agent, agenda, agitate, navigate, ambiguous, action

other

alias, alibi, alien, alloy, alter, alter ego, altruism

high, deep
love, liking
year

altimeter, altitude
amiable, amorous, enamoured
anniversary, annually, centennial

man
old

anthropology, misanthrope, philanthropy

antique, antiquated, antiquity

arch
chief, first, rule
aster, astr star
aud, aus
hear, listen
aug, auc
increase
auto, aut self
belli
war
bibl
book
bio
life
brev
short
cad, cas
to fall
calor
heat
cap, cip,
take
cept
capit, capt head
carn
flesh
caus, caut burn, heat
cause,
cause, motive
cuse, cus
ced, ceed, move, yield, go,
cede, cess surrender
cenetri
center
chrom
color
chron
time
cide, cise cut down, kill
cit
call, start
civ
citizen
clam, claim cry out
clud, clus, shut
claus
cognoac, know
gnosi
cord, cor, heart
cardi
corp
body
cosm
universe, world
crat, cracy rule
crea
create
cred
believe
cresc, cret, rise, grow
crease, cru
crit
separate,
choose
cur, curs
run
cura
care
cycl, cyclo wheel, circular
deca
ten
dem
people
dent, dont tooth
derm
skin

archangel, architect, archaic, monarchy, matriarchy, patriarchy, Archeozoic er

aster, asterisk, asteroid, astronomy, astronaut
audiology, auditorium, audio, audition, ausculate
augur, augment, auction
automobile, autograph, automatic
rebellion, belligerent, casus belli, bellicose
Bible, bibliography, bibliomania
biology, biometrics, biome, biosphere
abbreviate, brief
cadaver, cadence, cascade
calorie, caloric, calorimeter
capable, intercept, forceps, capture, except, reciprocate
decapitate, capital, captain, caption
carnivorous, incarnate, reincarnation, carnal
caustic, cauldron, cauterize
because, excuse, accusation
procedure, proceed, cede, concede, recede, precede, accede, success
concentric, centrifugal, centripetal, eccentric
chrome, chromosome, polychrome, chromatic
chronology, chronometer, synchronize
homicide, exorcise, germicide, incision, scissors
incite, citation, cite
civic, civil, civilian, civilization
exclamation, clamor, proclamation, reclamation, acclaim
include, conclude, recluse, claustrophobia, occlusion, occult
recognize, prognosis, cognoscenti, incognito, agnostic
cordial, concord, discord, courage, encourage
corporation, corporal punishment, corpse, corpulent, corpus luteum
cosmos, microcosm, cosmopolitan, cosmonaut
autocrat, aristocrat, theocracy, technocracy
creature, recreation, creation
creed, credo, credence, credit, credulous, incredulous, incredible
crescendo, concrete, increase, decrease, accrue
critical, criterion, hypocrite
current, concurrent, concur, incur, recur, occur, courier, precursor, cursive
curator, curative, manicure
Cyclops, unicycle, bicycle, cyclone, cyclic
decade, decalogue, decathlon, decahedron
democracy, demography, epidemic
dental, denture, orthodontist, periodontal
hypodermic, dermatology, epidermis, taxidermy

dict
say, speak
doc, dokein teach
domin
master
don
give
dorm
sleep
dox
opinion, praise
drome
run, step
duc, duct lead
dura
hard, lasting
dynam
power
endo
within
equi
equal
erg
work
fac, fact,
do, make
fic, fect
fall, fals
deceive
fer
bear, carry
fid, fide,
faith, trust
feder(is)
fila, fili
thread
fin
end, ended,
finished
fix
fix
flex, flect bend
flu, fluc,
flowing
fluv
form
form, shape
fort, forc
strong
fract, frag break
gam
marriage
gastr (o)
stomach
gen
birth, race,
produce
geo
earth
germ
vital part
gest
carry, bear
gloss, glot tongue
glu, glo
lump, bond,
glue
grad, gress step, go
graph,
write, written
gram
grat
pleasing
grav
heavy, weighty
greg
herd
hypn
sleep
helio
sun
hema,
blood
hemo

dictation, dictionary, dictate, dictator, Dictaphone, edict, predict, verdict, cont

doctrine, indoctrinate, document, dogma, dogmatic
dominate, dominion, predominant, domain
donate, condone
dormant, dormitory
orthodox, heterodox, paradox, doxology
syndrome (run together), hippodrome (place where horses run)
induce, seduce (lead aside), produce, reduce
durable, duration, endure
dynamo, dynamic, dynamite, hydrodynamics
endorse, endocardial, endoskeletal, endoskeleton, endosperm
equinox, equilibrium, equipoise
energy, erg, allergy, ergometer, ergograph, ergophobia
factory, fact, manufacture, amplification, confection
fallacy, falsify, fallacious
ferry, coniferous, fertile, defer, infer, refer, transfer
confidante, fidelity, confident, infidelity, infidel, federal, confederacy, semper
filigree, filament, filter, filet, filibuster
final, finite, finish, confine, fine, refine, define, finale
fix, fixation, fixture, affix, prefix, suffix
flex, reflex, flexible, flexor, inflexibility, reflect, deflect
influence, fluid, flue, flush, fluently, fluctuate

form, uniform, conform, formulary, perform, formal, formula

fort, fortress, fortify, forte, fortitude
fracture, infraction, fragile, fraction, refract
bigamy, monogamy, polygamy
gastric, gastronomic, gastritis, gastropod
genesis, genetics, eugenics, genealogy, generate, genetic, antigen, pathogen
geometry, geography, geocentric, geology
germination, germ, germane
congest, gestation
glossary, polyglot, epiglottis
glue, agglutinate, conglomerate
grade, gradual, graduate, progress, graduated, egress
graph, graphic, autograph, photography, graphite, telegram
congratulate, gratuity, grateful, ingrate
grave, gravity, aggravate, gravitate
gregarious, congregation, segregate, gregarian
hypnosis, hypnotherapy
heliograph, heliotrope, heliocentric
hemorrhage, hemoglobin, hemophilia, hemostat

here, hes
hetero
homo
hum,
human
hydr,
hydra,
hydro
ignis
ject
join, junct
juven
lau, lav,
lot, lut
leg
levi
liber, liver
liter
loc, loco
log, logo,
ology
loqu, locut
luc, lum,
lus, lun
macr-,
macer
magn
man
mand
mania
mar, mari,
mer
matri
medi

stick
diferent
same
earth, ground,
man
water

adhere, cohere, cohesion, inherent, hereditary

heterogeneous, heterosexual, heterodox
homogeneous, homonym, homogenize
humus, exhume, humane

fire
throw
join
young
wash

ignite, igneous, ignition

deject, inject, project, eject, interject
adjoining, enjoin, juncture, conjunction, injunction, conjunction
juvenile, rejuvenate
launder, lavatory, lotion, ablution, dilute

law
light
free
letters
place
word, study,
speech
talk, speak
light

legal, legislate, legislature, legitimize

alleviate, levitate, levity
liberty, liberal, liberalize, deliverance
literary, literature, literal, alliteration, obliterate
locality, allocate, locomotion
catalog, prologue, dialogue, logogram (symbol representing a word), zoology

lean

emaciated, meager

great
hand
command
madness
sea, pool

magnify, magnificent, magnanimous, magnate, magnitude, magnum

manual, manage, manufacture, manacle, manicure, manifest, maneuver, ema
mandatory, remand, mandate
mania, maniac, kleptomania, pyromania
marine, marsh, maritime, mermaid

mother
half, middle,
between,
halfway
mega
great
mem
remember
meter
measure
micro
small
migra
wander
mit, miss send
mob, mot, move
mov
mon
warn, remind
mor, mort mortal, death
morph
form
multi
many, much
nat, nasc to be from, to
spring forth

dehydrate, hydrant, hydraulic, hydraulics, hydrogen, hydrophobia

eloquent, loquacious, colloquial, circumlocution

translucent, luminary, luster, luna (moon goddess)

matrimony, maternal, matriarchate, matron

mediate, medieval, Mediterranean, mediocre, medium

megaphone, megalopolis, megacycle (a million cycles), megaton

memo, commemoration, memento, memoir, memorable
meter, voltammeter, barometer, thermometer
microscope, microfilm, microcard, microwave, micrometer
migrate, emigrant, immigrate
emit, remit, submit, admit, commit, permit, transmit, omit, intermittent, missi
mobile, motionless, motor
monument, admonition, monitor, premonition
mortal, immortal, mortality, mortician, mortuary
amorphous, dimorphic, metamorphosis, morphology
multifold, multilingual, multiped, multiply
innate, natal, native, renaissance

neo
new
neur
nerve
nom
law, order
nomen,
name
nomin
nov
new
nox, noc
night
numer
number
numisma coin
oligo
few, little
omni
all, every
onym
name
oper
work
ortho
straight, correct
pac
peace
paleo
old
pan
all
pater, patr father
path, pathy feeling,
sufering
ped, pod
foot
pedo
child
pel, puls
drive, urge
pend,
hang, weigh
pens, pond
phage
eat
phil
love
phlegma
inflammation
phobia,
fear
phobos
phon
sound
photo
light
plac, plais please
plu, plur,
more
plus
pneuma,
breath
pneumon
pod (see
ped)
poli
city
poly
many
pon, pos, place, put
pound
pop
people
port
carry
portion
part, share
pot
power
prehendere seize, grasp
prim,
first

Neolithic, nuveau riche, neologism, neophyte, neonate

neuritis, neuropathic, neurologist, neural, neurotic
autonomy, astronomy, gastronomy, economy
nomenclature, nominate, ignominious

novel, renovate, novice, nova, innovate

nocturnal, equinox, noctilucent
numeral, numeration, enumerate, innumerable
numismatics
Oligocene, oligosaccharide, oligotrophic, oligarchy
omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent, omnivorous
anonymous, pseudonym, antonym, synonym
operate, cooperate, opus
orthodox, orthodontist, orthopedic, unorthodox
pacifist, pacify, pacific ocean
Paleozoic, Paleolithic, paleomagnetism, paleopsychology
Pan-American, pan-African, panacea, pandemonium (place of all the demons),
paternity, patriarch, patriot, patron, patronize
pathos, sympathy, antipathy, apathy, telepathy

pedal, impede (get feet in a trap), pedestrian, centipede, tripod, podiatry, anti
orthopedic, pedagogue, pediatrics
compel, dispel, expel, repel, propel, pulse, impulse, pulsate, compulsory, expu
pendant, pendulum, suspend, appendage, pensive
macrophage, bacteriophage
philosophy, philanthropy, philharmonic, bibliophile
phlegm, phlegmatic
phobia, claustrophobia, acrophobia, aquaphobia, ergophobia, homophobia
phonograph, phonetic, symphony, homophone, euphonious
photograph, photoelectric, photogenic, photosynthesis
placid, placebo, placate, complacent
plural, pluralist, plus
pneumatic, pneumonia,

metropolis, police, politics, Indianapolis, megalopolis, acropolis

polysaccharide, polyandrous, polytheistic
postpone, component, opponent, proponent, expose, impose, deposit, posture
population, populous, popular
porter, portable, transport, report, export, import, support, transportation
portion, proportion
potential, potentate, impotent
apprehend, comprehend, comprehensive, prehensile
primacy, prima donna, primitive, primary, primal, primeval

prime
proto
first
prototype, protocol, protagonist, protozoan, Proterozoic, protoindustrial
psych
mind, soul
psyche, psychiatry, psychology, psychosis
punct
point, dot
punctual, punctuation, puncture, acupuncture, punctuation
reg, recti
straighten
regiment, regular, rectify, correct, direct, rectangle
ri, ridi, risi laughter
deride, ridicule, ridiculous, derision, risible
rog, roga ask
prerogative, interrogation, derogatory
rupt
break
rupture, interrupt, abrupt, disrupt, ruptible
sacr, sanc, sacred
sacred, sacrosanct, sanction, consecrate, desecrate
secr
salv, salu safe, healthy
salvation, salvage, salutation
sat, satis
enough
satient (giving pleasure, satisfying), saturate, satisfy
sci,
know
science, conscious, omniscient, cognocienti
scientia
scope
see, watch
telescope, microscope, kaleidoscope, periscope, stethoscope
scrib,
write
scribe, scribble, inscribe, describe, subscribe, prescribe, manuscript
script
sed, sess, sit
sediment, session, obsession, possess, preside, president, reside, subside
sid
sen
old
senior, senator, senile
senescere to grow old
senescence, evanescent
sent, sens feel
sentiment, consent, resent, dissent, sentimental, sense, sensation, sensitive, s
sequ, secu, follow
sequence, consequence, sequel, subsequent, prosecute, consecutive, second,
sue
serv
save, serve
servant, service, subservient, servitude, preserve, conserve, reservation, dese
sign, signi sign, mark, seal signal, signature, design, insignia, significant
simil, simul like, resembling similar, assimilate, simulate, simulacrum, simultaneous
sist, sta,
stand
assist, persist, circumstance, stamina, status, state, static, stable, stationary,
stit
solus
alone
solo, soliloquy, solitaire, solitude
solv, solu loosen
solvent, solve, absolve, resolve, soluble, solution, resolution, resolute, dissolut
somnus
sleep
insomnia, somnambulist
soph
wise
sophomore (wise fool), philosophy, sophisticated
spec,
look
specimen, specific, spectator, spectacle, aspect, speculate, inspect, respect, p
spect, spic
introspective, expect, conspicuous
sphere
ball, sphere
sphere, stratosphere, hemisphere, spheroid
spir
breath
spirit, conspire, inspire, aspire, expire, perspire, respiration
string,
draw tight
stringent, strict, restrict, constrict, boa constrictor
strict
stru, struct build
construe (build in the mind, interpret), structure, construct, instruct, obstruct,
sume,
take, use, waste consume, assume (to take, to use), sump pump presumption (to take or use b
sump
tact, tang, touch
tactile, contact, intact, intangible, tangible, contagious, contiguous
tag, tig,
ting
tele
far
telephone, telegraph, telegram, telescope, television, telephoto, telecast, tele
tempo
time
tempo, temporary, extemporaneously, contemporary, pro tem, temporal
ten, tin,
hold
tenacious, tenant, tenure, untenable, detention, retentive, content, pertinent,
tain
abstain, pertain, detain
tend, tent, tens
stretch, strain tendency, extend, intend, contend, pretend, superintend, ten

terra
test
the, theo
therm
thesis, thet
tom
tort, tors
tox
tract, tra
tom
tort, tors
tox
tract, tra
trib
turbo
typ
ultima
umber, umbraticum
uni
vac
vale, vali, valu
ven, vent
ver, veri
vert, vers
vic, vicis
vict, vinc
vid, vis
viv, vita, vivi
voc
vol
volcan
volvo
vor
zo

earth
to bear witness
God, a god
heat
place, put
cut
twist
poison
draw, pull
cut

terrain, terrarium, territory, terrestrial

testament, detest, testimony, attest
monotheism, polytheism, atheism, theology
thermometer, theorem, thermal, thermos bottle, thermostat,
antithesis, hypothesis, synthesis, epithet
atom (not cuttable), appendectomy, tonsillectomy, dichotomy
torture (twisting to inflict pain) retort, extort, distort, contort,
toxic, intoxicate, antitoxin
tractor, attract, subtract, tractable, abstract, subtrahend
atom (not cutable, smallest particle of matter), appendectom
anatomy
twist
torture (twisting to inflict pain), retort, extort (twist out), disto
poison
toxic, intoxicate, antitoxin
draw, pull
tractor, attract, traction, subtract, tractable, abstract (to draw
to be drawn away from another).
pay, bestow
tribute, contribute, attribute, retribution, tributary
disturb
turbulent, disturb, turbid, turmoil
print
type, prototype, typical, typography, typewriter, typology, typ
last
ultimate, ultimatum
shadow
umbra, penumbra, (take) umbrage, adumbrate
one
unicorn, unify, university, unanimous, universal
empty
vacate, vacuum, evacuate, vacation, vacant, vacuous
strength, worth equivalent, valiant, validity, evaluate, value, valor
come
convene, intervene, venue, convenient, avenue, circumvent,
advent, prevent
true
very, aver, verdict, verity, verify, verisimilitude
turn
avert, divert, invert, introvert, convertible, reverse, controver
change,
vicarious, vicar, vicissitude
substitute
conquer
victor, evict, convict, convince, invincible
see
video, evident, provide, providence, visible, revise, supervise
alive, life
revive, survive, vivid, vivacious, vitality, vivisection
call
vocation, avocation, convocation, invocation, evoke, provoke,
vocal
will
malevolent, benevolent, volunteer, volition
fire
volcano, vulcanize, Vulcan
turn about, roll revolve, voluble (easily turned about or around or talkative),
eat greedily
voracious, carnivorous, herbivorous, omnivorous, devour
animal
zoo (short for zoological garden), zoology, zoomorphism (attr
zodiac (circle of animal constellations), protozoan